15 Household Items That Got the Hollywood Treatment

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The Fifth Element (1997) - That detonator one of the Mangalores used can be found by the hundreds in any American high school since it’s a standard padlock.

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Star Wars (1977) - Luke Skywalker’s iconic light saber is actually a flash handle from a vintage camera.

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Team America: World Police (2004) - Weapon of war? Or nail clipper?

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Total Recall (1990) - Yep that futuristic device strapped to that soldier’s arm is... just a calculator.

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Stargate SG-1 (2000) - Keep scanning for clues but that Garmin GPS will only tell you where you are.

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Galaxy Quest (1999) - That alien tool is actually a speculum. If you’re over 14…Google it.

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Agents Of Shield (2020) - That high-tech looking bomb is actually a CPU cooling fan.

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Monk (2006) - Billed in an episode of Monk as a “voice stress analyzer” this object is actually a PlayStation Portable or PSP.

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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - As a sharp-eyed hobbyist points out Furiosa’s mechanical arm is powered by a model airplane engine.

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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Never flee Cloud City without your trusty... ice-cream maker. This Easter egg is so beloved by Star Wars fans that there’s even an action figure immortalizing it, kitchen appliance and all.

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Lost (2008) - A heart rate monitor strapped to a characters arm was actually a Korg guitar tuner.

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License To Kill (1989) - The tub of maggots James Bond plunges his arms into is actually just a big ol’ bucket of fishing lures.

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Super Mario Bros. (1993) - The “de-evolution gun” King Koopa uses to transform his enemies into their distant evolutionary ancestors is a bit of product placement. It’s the Nintendo Super Scope accessory for SNES.

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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) - One of the silvery doohickeys is in Anakin’s house is actually just a spray-painted dog toy.

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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - Max’s menacing face muzzle is actually a repurposed garden tool.